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		s_dev on July 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Music for Programming Soundtrack music that you get in movies is designed not to compete with whatever is on screen. I would drop anything with lyrics as that will demand attention from your brain.

robbiex88 on July 5, 2021 | [–]

Video game soundtracks are much the same. I code to the final fantasy soundtracks

bostonsre on July 5, 2021 | [–]

Yep, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have a lot of good albums that were used for soundtracks that are great for coding.

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